The Main-ah has switched locations! I am visiting family in Washington DC before I leave for Cork. While I am supposed to be 'relaxing' after finishing my semester at school, I am actually finding it weird not to worry about homework. I have been taking classes nonstop (summer and winter term classes) since my first winter break in 2014. Maybe I should take a yoga class. I'd probably fall asleep though...
Speaking of sleep, I took a 13 hour bus ride from Portland, ME to DC on Thursday. I think I caught up on months of sleep during that ride. I felt bad though. On the last leg of the journey I was definitely that traveler that falls asleep and starts to dip into the nearby passenger's space. Yeah, not the best thing to do.
In addition to catching up on more sleep, for the next few weeks I shall focus on relaxing. If anyone needs me, I'll be in the corner doing the Downward Facing Dog.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Travel Blogging...been there, done that
I resisted creating a blog. I did! I promise. Every time someone goes on an extended trip, it is inevitable that they will create a travel blog to document their trip. By no means am I a hipster, but breaking down and conforming to social norms (i.e.creating a blog) went against my very core. However after analyzing my options...I decided blogging may be the better option after all.
Option 1:
I could reopen my Instagram account to post photos of all the yummy meals I will eat, of all the castles I will visit, and I don't know... maybe a few ducks in a park. However, my photography skills are less than admirable so that was out the window.
Option 2:
I could Tweet everything. This option was considered for less than 1.555667 seconds. Who wants to document their travels in 140 characters or less? A trip to Dublin would turn into a hashtag frenzy. #beer #rain #waterinmysocks #holycowtheaccents #momlookwhatimdoing etc. etc. No one wants to see that!
Option 3:
Facebook. While a viable option, it limits my audience (I am a vain person...I like to think people across the globe will find my ramblings amusing).
Option 4:
Suck up and start a blog.
So here I am...blogging. Don't judge me... As the common internet phrase goes, haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate.
Monday, December 14, 2015
An adventure. What does that word mean to you? When I hear the word adventure, I think of getting hopelessly lost, wandering into obscure (but tasty) restaurants, and meeting new people. If I'm being honest though...that last part really means meeting a tall, dark, and handsome man at a nice coffee joint, but I digress. For the past 5 years I have been waiting for my adventure to start. In a little over a month, my adventure will begin.
Who am I? I am a 20 year old Maine college student about to embark on a trip that both excites and scares me. Where am I going? For the next six months, Cork, Ireland will be my home-away-from-home. I will spend one semester at the Cork Institute of Technology. How is this possible? [I feel like this question/answer format will get old quickly...] I am one of the 2015/2016 recipients of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship! Every year the scholarship sends one or two students from the Maine Community College System to Cork, Ireland. For more information, check out the link!
Once I arrive in Cork, I expect it to be a whirlwind of activity. I am positive there will be rough patches. In a way though, I am looking forward to the hard parts more than the easy bits. I grew up in a large family (8 kids), so I always had someone around to assist me if I had questions, or needed advice. For the first time, I will have to do everything myself. I won't have the luxury of traveling half an hour to do my laundry at my parent's house. I won't be able to call my sister for a half cup of sugar for that cookie recipe I needed to make at 10pm (okay...that never happened but regardless, I won't be able to do it now:P). I will need to stand on my own two feet, and that is okay. It will be a learning curve for sure. But I think I am up for the challenge.
Stay tuned...if I can stay on top of things with this blog (unlike all the other blogs I started in my teens and never posted more than once)...this blog could get interesting! A small town Mainer (or Main-ah) traveling across an ocean to stretch her wings...and her legs because face it...I'm tall and those planes have zero leg room.
Who am I? I am a 20 year old Maine college student about to embark on a trip that both excites and scares me. Where am I going? For the next six months, Cork, Ireland will be my home-away-from-home. I will spend one semester at the Cork Institute of Technology. How is this possible? [I feel like this question/answer format will get old quickly...] I am one of the 2015/2016 recipients of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship! Every year the scholarship sends one or two students from the Maine Community College System to Cork, Ireland. For more information, check out the link!
Once I arrive in Cork, I expect it to be a whirlwind of activity. I am positive there will be rough patches. In a way though, I am looking forward to the hard parts more than the easy bits. I grew up in a large family (8 kids), so I always had someone around to assist me if I had questions, or needed advice. For the first time, I will have to do everything myself. I won't have the luxury of traveling half an hour to do my laundry at my parent's house. I won't be able to call my sister for a half cup of sugar for that cookie recipe I needed to make at 10pm (okay...that never happened but regardless, I won't be able to do it now:P). I will need to stand on my own two feet, and that is okay. It will be a learning curve for sure. But I think I am up for the challenge.
Stay tuned...if I can stay on top of things with this blog (unlike all the other blogs I started in my teens and never posted more than once)...this blog could get interesting! A small town Mainer (or Main-ah) traveling across an ocean to stretch her wings...and her legs because face it...I'm tall and those planes have zero leg room.
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